<div dir="ltr">Hi Everyone,<div><br></div><div>Wish you all a Happy New Year.</div><div><br></div><div>As a gentle reminder, if your team has not yet filled out the survey regarding the change of field size, please do so as soon as possible:</div>
<div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;line-height:14px;text-decoration:underline;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dRb6ltDaYu9y_0jGcb86Tnknr10SIg8TqWdyNQim4hc/viewform" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:14px;text-decoration:none">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dRb6ltDaYu9y_0jGcb86Tnknr10SIg8TqWdyNQim4hc/viewform</a></span><br>
</div><div><br></div><div>The document detailing the pros and cons of this change, including the markings of the proposed field is available from:</div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;line-height:14px;text-decoration:underline;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mip36bZCGtwGX2Sw1QIm35ixyoFGuMWVSPl91kFCCTI/pub" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:14px;text-decoration:none">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mip36bZCGtwGX2Sw1QIm35ixyoFGuMWVSPl91kFCCTI/pub</a></span><br>
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<span style="line-height:1.15">Thanks,</span><br></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Joydeep</p></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 8:45 AM, Joydeep Biswas <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joydeep@cmu.edu" target="_blank">joydeep@cmu.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Fellow-RoboCuppers of the Small Size League,</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We, the Technical, Organizing and Executive committees of the SSL, write to you today regarding the much-awaited, much-debated, much-anticipated move to the double-sized field.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We have extensively discussed the pros and cons regarding this big change, and to summarize the views of the committees, if you, the members of the SSL, agree to the change to the double-sized field today, we will switch to the double-sized field in RoboCup 2014, with every assistance from the TC and OC necessary to make this change happen. </span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Understanding that some teams might need some more time, we have also discussed the lesser alternative of voluntary adoption of the double-sized field in RC2014, with compulsory change in RC2015. However, we believe and hope that the SSL community will embrace the change of field size this year, thus opening up many avenues for development in the SSL for the years ahead.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The collected views (considering pros and cons) of the TC, OC, and the Executive committee, regarding this matter are available in the following shared document:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mip36bZCGtwGX2Sw1QIm35ixyoFGuMWVSPl91kFCCTI/pub" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mip36bZCGtwGX2Sw1QIm35ixyoFGuMWVSPl91kFCCTI/pub</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We request all the teams to go through the document, and respond with their views regarding the following two questions, to be answered by filling out the survey form:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dRb6ltDaYu9y_0jGcb86Tnknr10SIg8TqWdyNQim4hc/viewform" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dRb6ltDaYu9y_0jGcb86Tnknr10SIg8TqWdyNQim4hc/viewform</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We request the teams to respond as soon as possible, by January 10th 2014 in the interest of preparation for RoboCup 2014.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Q: When, does your team feel should the SSL move to the larger, double-sized field?</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Option 1: This year, at RoboCup 2014.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Option 2: Voluntarily for RoboCup 2014, Compulsorily for 2015.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Option 3: At some unknown future RoboCup.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Option 4: Never</span></p><br>
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Q: What can the TC and OC do, to make the transition easier to the larger field?</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">Regards,</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">The Technical, Organization, and Executive committees of the RoboCup SSL, 2014.</span></p>
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